JOHN PENCE - ARTHAUS - 111 MINNA - CANESSA
ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE - EMERALD TABLET
10.04.13
(with assistance from RWM)
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John Pence Gallery : Randall Sexton; Zack Zdrale.
Comment by AB: Consummate figure paintings by Zack Zdrale in the center gallery often wax perplexing. In the rear gallery, Randall Sexton's fresh impressionist palette encompasses mountain and canyon landscapes, vintage cityscapes, industrial scenes and an occasional genre painting.
Art by Zack Zdrale at John Pence Gallery.
Art by Zack Zdrale.
Zack Zdrale and his self portrait above closer at John Pence Gallery.
Figurative art by Zack Zdrale.
Zack Zdrale odd egg painting.
Art by Randall Sexton.
Randall Sexton art.
Art by Randall Sexton.
Circumstance - Randall Sexton & Zack Zdrale art show John Pence Gallery.
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ArtHaus Gallery : Carolyn Meyer - Metropolis.
Review by RWM: Grey cityscapes, occasionally morose. One may miss the blue skies. These cities are sometimes on fire with fierce accents of red. Nice use of paint and canvas for images which are deeply affecting. People have a chance here to get out into the rain, but the experience is somber at times.
Art by Carolyn Meyer at ArtHaus Gallery.
Carolyn Meyer art.
Cityscape paintings by Carolyn Meyer.
Art in above image closer.
Carolyn Meyer art.
Long view - Carolyn Meyer art show at ArtHaus Gallery.
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111 Minna Gallery : Astronomical Menagerie - Alec Huxley.
Review by RWM: Wild group of astronomical people with all sorts of narratives and dramas. Fun show even with the nighttime lighting. Cool images which one will find captivating.
Comment by AB: Anonymous space-helmeted humans coexist with beasts smack dab in the middle of the city. Do you like your art wild, outrageous, inconceivable and foreboding? Then you'll love this.
Art by Alec Huxley at 111 Minna Gallery.
Alec Huxley art.
Inconceivable scenario art by Alec Huxley.
Alec Huxley improbable art closer.
Art by Alec Huxley.
Alec Huxley art.
Demographics - Alec Huxley art show at 111 Minna Gallery.
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Canessa Gallery : Buzz Owen - Worldwide Abalone; Miriam Owen - Figurative Driftwood Sculpture.
Comment by AB: Buzz and Miriam Owen have been together forty years, so that explains the collaboration here. Abalone authority Buzz shows shells of different abalone species alongside Mariam's quirky driftwood creature sculptures.
Photography by Buzz Owen - driftwood art by Miriam Owen at Canessa Gallery.
Wiggy driftwood sculpture by Miriam Owen.
Miriam Owen art.
Abalone shell photographs by Buzz Owen.
Ambiance - Buzz & Miriam Owen art show at Canessa Gallery.
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Italian Cultural Institute : Origin and Geography in the Digital Era. Curated by Alessia Armeni.
Artists: Kara Maria, Gioj De Marco, Kathryn Dunlevie, Santiago Gervasi, Charlotta Maria Hauksdottir, Franck Perry, Philip Ringler, Lisa Solomon, Alessia Armeni.
Comment by AB: The art reflects cross-cultural perspectives as experienced by Italian artists working in America and American artists who have worked in Italy.
Art by Kara Maria at the Italian Cultural Institute.
Santiago Gervasi art.
Art by Alessia Armeni.
Art by Philip Ringler.
Art by Franck Perry.
Art by Gioj De Marco (I think) at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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The Emerald Tablet : Art of the Narrative - Painters, Illustrators and Cartoonists Tell Their Stories.
Artists: Don Asmussen, Lisa Brown, Nancy Calef, Jack Hirschman, Alan Kaufman, Paul Madonna, Shannon Wheeler.
Comment by AB: Entertaining combination of art, illustration, cartoons and literature held in conjunction with this year's Litquake.
Art by Nancy Calef at The Emerald Tablet.
Alan Kaufman and his art at The Emerald Tablet.
Cartoon art by Shannon Wheeler (these are funny).
Art by Shannon Wheeler in above image closer.
Art by Don Asmussen (left) Jack Hirschman (right).
Art/writing by Paul Madonna.
Paul Madonna art in above image closer.
Art by Alan Kaufman (right), Don Asmussen (center right).
Art by Nancy Calef (left).
Atmosphere - group art-meets-literature show at The Emerald Tablet.
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